World Happenings Briefly Told
A mosaic of brief world notes reports France’s war veterans hosting Canadian peers and Sydney harbor shark attacks with two survivors. It notes pork prices spurring wild hog hunting in Texas, a New York minister’s wife denied citizenship for anti war arms pledge, and a Calgary export of 75 purebred Suffolk rams to Caldwell Idaho. Additional items mention Moscow fruit tree plans, flood damage to Northern Alberta rail lines, and labor leader William Green advocating a six hour day and five day week.
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Canada
Montreal
Sydney
Nsw
Texas
United States
Idaho
Calgary
Caldwell
Alberta
M. W. Cazakoff
Veregin
Sask
Soviet Union
William Green
American Federation of Labor
State Labor Federation
Winnipeg Gifts For Polar Aviators Crest Pins Displayed
Manitoba officials present two silver Winnipeg coat of arms pins to aviators H Hollick Kenyon and J Lymburner aboard the Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic expedition. Mayor John Queen says the gifts carry city hopes for success and proposes a May reunion to return the pins for framing in City Hall.
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Knnipeg
South Pole
H. Hollick-Kenyon
J. H. Lymburner
Lincoln Ellsworth
South Polar
Winnipeg
John Queen
Aviation League of Manitoba
Hisee
J. B. Coyne
League
Manitoba
Franklin
Orient
Canada
Hollick- Kenyon
Weddell ‘Sea
Ross Sea
Montreal
Vancouver
French Bandsmen Warned They May Serve as Telegraphers
French military authorities rule bandsmen may also be required as telegraphers, blending ceremonial duties with signaling tasks. The decision affects musicians in the armed forces, expanding roles during communications duties and potential deployments.
Paul Golden's Devotional on Paul as Example and Giving
A devotional excerpt reflecting Paul’s example of laboring for his support and aiding the weak, urging believers to imitate his selfless conduct. It cites Acts 20 33 35 and Philippians themes, noting Jesus words on giving and urging mental discipline and prayer for inner peace.
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Philippians
Paul
Thess
Carey
Theodore Roosevelt
Jesus
Three Cossacks: High Speed Russian Acrobats In London
The Three Cossacks, two men and a woman, perform acrobatic roller skating at up to 150 mph on an eight foot square table in London cabaret at the Savoy. Leader John Gajkoswky describes the tight balance line around the rim and fears centrifugalitis from the extreme spins.
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London
Highspeed
John Gajkoswky
Savoy
London Daily Mirror
Insect Killing Machine Demonstrated in San Francisco
Electrical Engineer E. L. Brown unveiled an insect killing device using cold heat at an exhibition in San Francisco. Before about 80 California scientists he demonstrated eradicating termites in a wood sample, highlighting termites as a growing menace costing U.S. property owners around 50 million dollars annually. The machine uses short radio waves between two electrodes to generate heat that kills bugs without igniting the wood.
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San Francisco
E. L. Brown
California
Brown
Indian Epic Precedes Homer in Helen of Troy Tale
A London scholar argues that the Homer epic Helen of Troy and the line about a face that launched a thousand ships originate from an Indian poem written centuries before Homer. He bases his claim on safedeposit manuscripts dating 3,000 to 4,000 years old.
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H. A. Varans
London
Homeliad
Helen of Troy
Homer
Washington laid cornerstone of the original Capitol in 1793
The text notes President Washington laid the cornerstone of the original Capitol on September 18, 1793. It also mentions unusual snowfall colors such as blue green yellow red and even black in different regions around the world.
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JS. Capitol
Washington
Embroidered Towels Pattern For Weekday Tasks
Advertisement offers pattern 5250 with seven motifs about household tasks. Includes transfer design, material needs, color schemes and one motif per weekday. To obtain pattern send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Mexico City Rotary delegates praise climate and pyramids
Mrs E B Flint and her husband reported from the Rotary International convention in Mexico City that the highland city enjoys a temperate climate never exceeding 78 or dropping below 60. They described Aztec pyramids with a simple wall shower, a cave restaurant, and the Floating Gardens where seven corn crops yearly are possible, with canals replacing fences to mark boundaries.
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Alaska
Egypt
E. B. Flint
London
Ont
Mexico City
Mexico
Flint
Soviet Open Arctic Route Breaker Promises Fast Shipping
Soviet authorities announce the Monster Ice Breaker, the largest ship of its kind, to be built in Leningrad with 24,000 horsepower engines. It will cross the 4,000 mile northern sea route without refueling and pave the way for other ships, accelerating journeys and aiding Arctic exploration.
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Leningrad
Dear Patient, Doctor, about turning ten years younger
A fragmentary note requests medical guidance on reversing aging effects. The speaker, likely a patient, asks a physician for help and mentions a numeric figure 213, though full context is missing. Further readable details are needed to identify people, place, or treatments.
The Historic Role of Iron in Human Progress
Iron has shaped civilizations from ancient chariots to medieval swords and steel. Hematite and magnetite ores power industry and pigments, while carbon content defines varieties from pig iron to steel, with iron’s abundance in the earth and blood alike.
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Lake Superior
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Demand for Lemons Sparks Panama California Growers Hope
A Washington report cites a lemon shortage due to reduced imports from Europe. Italian purchases for the Ethiopian expeditionary force are blamed, yet returning Americans say Italy’s lemon craze boosts health. Demand empties Sicily crops. lemons arrive from Spain Portugal and Greece. Italian colonists in Africa prosper. California growers hopeful for higher prices. Detroit News.
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Washington
Europe
Ethiopia
Italy
Cremona
Sicilan
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Africa
Detroit News
Panama Plants 30000 Rubber Trees In New Growth Drive
Panama gardens spring up as 30 000 rubber trees are planted in a bold new effort. A local official quips that the person who claims how hard work is would not have time to say so if it were true.
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Panama
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Paris
Moscow
Victoria, BC
Victoria
Brethren
God
C. R. Erdman
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Sinha
Condon
Mr. Guest
Toledo
Tron
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